Nicolas Automotive 16x16, from Champs-sur-Yonne, France, for large loads as boats or sections of boats. Electronic steering, hydrostatic transmission, hydropneumatic suspensions. Despite all these characteristics, this huge vehicle is not off-road. http://www.nicolas.fr/en/products/industrial-vehicles-handling-on-site/special-applications.html

ACMAT VLRA 8x8 WPK 870-875 SH, from 1982. 185 hp, payload 7 t, empty mass 7 t, max slope 55%. Created by René Legueu at Meaux, France, as ALM, Paul Legeu set up ACMAT at St Nazaire in 1965 and built the VLRA 4x4 for many years and for many countries. Renault Trucks bought Acmat in 2006. Picture J M M taken at Le Bourget, June 1994.

ACMAT 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget on June 1996.

M-880 8x8 designed in 1970 by CF & Engineers Inc. of Denver, Colorado then known as Multi-Wheel 70, this machine was owned by Melroe (Bobcat) between 1978 and 1982. In 1996, Mining & Equipment of Gilette, Wyoming, rebuild the machine with two 425 hp engines, known as M-880 of Innovative Mining & Equipment, Inc. Pict of the book of Keith Haddock 'The Earth Mover Encyclopedia', Motor Book, 2002.

us002906358-001 Patent of Six axles truck by E Tucker, 1959

Cook Bros. Experimental Desert Vehicle, 1942. Cook Bros., Los Angeles, California, designed this cross country carrier with wagon steer which was unveiled only about 1976. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Warne, 1972.

livejournal.com/121063.html

MAN 8x8 Bus with oversized tires for 38 passengers for travelling on snow, sand, swamp, from -50° to +50° C. Useful to transport crew, tourists, rescuing, camping-car. Lockable differentials on axles and inter-axles, winches. There are also 4x4 and 6x6 trucks of the same brand. http://www.ljack

sonandco.com/index.

Morris-Commercial Terrapin Mk-I 8x8 amphibious, 1943, designed by Thornycroft. Skid steering, the 4 extreme wheels did not touch the ground. 12 t, 30 km/h on land, 10 on water with 2 propellers. 2 engines, 1 by side and rather difficult to control. 500 were built.

Guy CAW 8x8, 1931, the first 8x8 in the world. http://www.indiandefence.com/forums/military-photos-videos/5924-military-automobiles-8.html

Tatra 12x12, Pict J M M at Villepinte, France, June 2002.

Terex Tatra 10x10, Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 2004 06.

Tatra 10x10 from www.forum.index.hu

Tatra 8x8 from www.forums.index.hu

First prototype appeared in 1960 but Tatra, Kopivnice, Czech Republic, T 813 Kolos was unveiled in Western world in 1967. It's here the civilian version of 1970. Speed 80 km/h, mass 13 t, payload 7,5 t. Tubular chassis. Always manufactured (T 815), it is known around the world. United Arab Emirates Army ordered 1100 T815 with Deutz water-cooled engines. 43,5 % of Tatra belongs to Skoda Plzen (tramways, buses). Pict from 'L'Argus', August 13, 1970.

Tatra T815, 8x8, 2006.

http://slovari.yandex.ru/~книги/Военные автомобили/ТАТРА/

Tatra T816-6MWR8T, 12x12, 2002, Czech Republic.

Tatra T816-6ZVR8T Force, 10x10, 2001

TATA High Mobility Vehicle 8x8. Tata is an Indian brand. http://www.offroadvehicle.ru/AZBUCAR/TATA/TATA%20txt.html

Amphitrac Hoverbarge, 2008, specially designed for use on the Taku River, the only access to Tulsequash Chief Mine, 70 km from Juneau, Alaska. The vehicle must have 2 screws, 6 rolligons, 4 rollers but project was cancelled.

www.bitterendblog.com

China WKK GW 2600, 10x10, sold by Link-Force Global Co, Ltd. In 1996, the company signed a joint venture with MZKT. They are equipped with central inflation air inflating, double torsion bars independent suspensions, all-wheel-drive. For National Defense, oil field desert, road projects.

www.tradekorea.com

China WKK rotary workover-rigs.

www.tradevv.com

Desert vehicle chassis GW5650 http://wkkgroup.en.

hisupplier.com/offer-438646-desert-vehicle-chassis.html

Taian Special Vehicle Co. Ltd, 6x6 and 8x8, from Shandong, China. Built 4x4 to 16x16 trucks

FWD Terracruzer in Netherlands. See Chap Rolligons and Terratires. http://www.mace-b.com/38tmw/missiles/mm-1.htm

FWD Terracruzer 8x8 with Rolligons powered by axles in this second version.

www.camper4x4.ru

FWD Terracruzer MM-1, XM357, 8x8, 1955-56. Above version had top rolls to power the bags and lower version had conventional powered bags by axles. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon, Crestline Publishing, Motorbook, 1983

FWD Terracruzer XM40, 8x8, 10-ton, 1957-58. Equipped with Terratires, speed reached 56 km/h for a range of 320 km. This vehicle was lighter and lower than XM357. Unreliability during tests cancelled the program. Picture from US Military Wheeled Vehicles of Fred Crismon,

Crestline Publishing, Motorbook, 1983

Prototype of first version of Terracruzer with powered rollers on top of rolligons in 1956. Doc J M M.

FWD Terracruzer MM1 served in US Army from 1957. 600 copies were built. At the end of the sixties, 6 were sold to contractors in Amsterdam and transformed into dump trucks for marshy terrains. (See Chapter 'Rolligons and terra-Tirres'). http://www.mace-b.com/38TMW/Missiles/MM-1.htm

Picture from book of Nick Baldwin 'The Illustrated History of Off-Road Vehicles' Haynes Publishing, 1987.

AEC 8x8 truck.

www.shusharmor.

livejournal.com

AEC Road Train sent in Australia from Great Britain in 1934. The 8x8 tractor pulled 2 Dyson trailers and the whole had 24 wheels. The restored vehicle is now on display at the

National Road Transport Hall of Fame, Alice Springs.

AEC restored road train in 2009 with one trailer.

http://www.truck-photos.net/picture/number2090.asp

AEC Road Train in test at the British Army proving grounds before it was shipped to Australia in 1934.

http://www.truck-photos.net/picture/number2089.asp

AEC 8x8 Government Roadtrain supplied to Australia and preserved at Alice Springs. Built in England in the 20s, it was the first of 8x8 truck. It travelled off-road 2 million km in Northern Territory from 1934 to 1946. The AEC's steering was by front and rear axles.

Sisu E13TP, 8x8, from Finland. J M M collection.

PPM 680 AT T truck crane 8x8 seen at Satory in June 1990. Potain and Poclain created PPM in 1967 which was bought by Case Tenneco in 1984. Today, the Company is called Terex Cranes France, Montceau-les Mines. Pict J M M.

Kenworth C500 8x8. http://www.kenworth.com/trucks/c500.aspx

Kenworth 8x8 Twin Steer of Fast Trucking Service Ltd, Edmonton, Alberta, was designed to haul loads of 68 T with engine of 550 hp. It is equipped with hydraulics winches of 75 tons and is used for Canadian oilfields. http://www.dthubs.com/media.html http://mainpump.com/news/bustruck/2233.htm

Bus 8X8 built from BTR 80 (1986) GAZ-5903.

VLRA 8x8 Acmat, Ateliers de Construction Mécanique de l'Atlantique, St Nazaire, France, produces cross-country vehicles since 1958. These vehicles 4x4, 6x6, 8x8, based on standardization, were originally targeted in Africa and Asia. Over 12000 vehicles are in use in the world. Since 2006, Acmat is wholly owned subsidiary of Renault Trucks, Volvo Group. J M M collection.

Modix 8x8, 1999, experimental vehicle built by SERA to test dynamic behavior of multiwheels vehicles. With mass of 32 T, all wheels were hydraulically driven and independently steered. Tested at ETAS from DGA, Montreuil, near Angers, France. Pict from '4x4 Magazine', November 1999.

Ural 8x8 http://www.8x8.uralparm.ru/

MAZ-MZKT-79221, 16x16, 1996, 80 t payload, 120m long. Is is used now for petroleum transport or heavy cranes. 800 hp engine. 3 front and 3 rear axles are used for steering the vehicle. http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz79221.html

MAZ-7916 crane in the 80s. http://www.truckmodcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=101&page=131

MAZ-7906, 16x16, 1984 http://hooniverse.com/2012/03/22/the-maz-7907/

MAZ 7904, 12x12 proto, 80s, 200t, built by MAZ in Minsk, Belarus and tested at Baïkonour. In 2007, this chassis has been found in KTBM (Transport Design Bureau) http://denisovets.narod.ru/maz/mazpages/maz7904.html

BAZ-135MBK, 8x8, 1990. Pict from book of Alain Dupouy, N° 32, 'BAZ, Briansk automobile plant', Ed Alain Dupouy, Grenoble from about 2000. Alain Dupouy wrote in French from the 80s to 2010 a comprehensive collection of hundred books on Russian vehicles

BAZ-59222, 8x8, early 70s, used for recue services and transport. Nevertheless, tank engine had limited life, was expensive and the vehicle had oversized width. http://denisovets.narod.ru/baz/bazpages/baz59222.html

Dumper of Haishan Deng. It was a project. http://www.yankodesign.com/index.php/2008/02/04/move-over-tonka/

GPI-3901 8x8 tests were conducted from 1983 to 1987 at Gorki Institute in accordance with VNIITRANSMASH (All-Union Research Institute of Transport Engineering), Saint-Petersburg. Design of wheels and tracks were compared : it seems simple tired wheels won the tests.

BAZ 931, 1962 prototype, hydropneumatic suspension from MIG-15, two engines of 180 hp each, tubular chassis payload 10 t. No series production due to complexity, materials and maintenance. http://www.cardesign.ru/forum/diskussii/obschenie/1857/page107/

BAZ 69501p 8x8, 1988, issued from 69501 and 6950. Automobile Plant of Briansk, Russia, was founded in 1958 and became BZKT in 1988. This civil chassis has a payload of 12 t, 4 persons cab, 2 diesel engines 210 ch each, central tires inflation system. Numerous type of off-road trucks are always built in this plant. http://русская-сила.рф/guide/army/tr/baz6950.shtml

BAZ 69507 with superstructure for drilling, it was produced by Bryansk Automobile Plant, subsidiary of ZIL. Different drive systems exist on BAZ chassis : Transfert case to axles or transfert case to right and left sides.

Pict from RID (International Defence Review), November 1966.

www.amphibiousvehicle.net

Ford 8x8 XM656, 5 t, 500 buit in 1968-69. Fully amphibious it was propelled in water by its wheels and had an aluminum cab and cargo area. Pict from Jane's Military and Ground Support Equipment, 1981, by C Foss, Key Book Service.

GMC XM453E1, 8x8, 1957-1960 amphibious propelled by its wheels. XM453E2 was from Ford and XM453E3 was by Reo. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Ford XM453E2, 8x8, amphibious, 1960, 5-ton, cab and body of aluminum. This 8x8 led to series product XM656 in 1964. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

XM409,8x8, International Harvester, 1956-57. Mc Cormick built the first harvester in 1831 but IH was born in 1902 and manufactured agricultural machines. The truck division changed name several times and became Navistar International in 1986 which manufactures only buses and trucks but no more agricultural equipment. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

RTCST (Rough Terrain Container Straddle Truck) of Standard Manufacturing Company built a prototype with US Army's Belvoir Research for moving containers from barge through surf over beaches. Telescopic frame could reduce from 3.96 m to 2.69 m in width for road travel. Speed up to 40 km/h. From M M International, April 2002.

Unipower 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 2000 05

Unipower 8x8. Pict J M M at Le Bourget, 1996 06.

Unipower 12x12 www.samochodyswiata.pl 90_cargo_unipower_d4b

Unipower 8x8 tank transporter, from Alvis, has not been chosen by British Ministry of Defense which chose HET from Oshkosh in 2001. MPI, Le Havre, sudsidiary of Nicolas Industries SAS, Champs-sur-Yonne, take back manufacture and delivered 12 models to Régiment du Train, La Rochelle, as 20-feet container carrier. They are also sold on civilian market for abnormal transport. Unipower was the successor of famous Scammell trucks. www.photostp.fr

XM521 of Whirpool Corporation (for cab) and US Army had a payload of 2.27 t. Two propellers moved it in water. The honeycomb structure on sides helped buoyancy and boxes filled with polyurethane foam made it unsinkable. Pict from RID, November 1966.

Cooks Bros. of Los Angeles, 8x8 T20 seen loaded with International TD18 climbing a wall at APG in 1946. Empty mass 13,5 T, 8-ton payload. Pict from the review 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 2, in the 80s.

Sterling T26 cargo Carrier with dual tyres and overall chains at Camp Bullis, San Antonio, Texas in February 1945. Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 1, in the 80s.

Pict from 'Wheels and Tracks' N° 1 in the 80s.

Sterling 8x8 T 26, 1945. Wagon steering allowed tracks.

/Sterling_T26_/Home.html but it seems shut.

Sterling T 26, 1945. It can be noticed that 'The Beast' was wagon steered. http://www.commercial

motor.com/big-lorry-blog/the-fabulous-sterling-t26-revi

Sterling T26, 8x8, 12-ton, WWII to 1948. Fitted with wagon steer : four wheeled front platform was swivel, it lasted from the first version during WWII to the last in 1948. At that time, Sterling was at Milwaukee, Wis. In 1951, it became part of White Motor Company, Cleveland, Ohio. Picture from book of Fred Crismon ‘US Military Wheeled Vehicles’, Crestline Publishing (Motorbook), 1983.

Swamp thing of Paul Wever Construction Equipment Co., Inc of Goodfield, IL, specialized in changes on construction equipment. It is an amphibious 10x10 wheeled (rolls) vehicle of 1998 for a logging Company in Georgia. It cut trees on land or in swampy areas, logs are unloaded by rolling off the side of the machine. Carries 90 T on land and half on water. Total mass more than 100 T, 2 Cat engines of 300 hp, Remote control possible till 60 m.

GAZ 44, 8x8, 1972 http://www.autowp.ru/picture/k4mwy9

Comments (3)

1.Bill.11/12/2011

Best post on 8x8s I've found on the web so far.
Needs expanding though with more technical details and input from knowledgable enthusiasts, particularly on the older vehicles, where I've been frustrated by the historic military vehicle websites that seem mostly to be populated by rivet counters as opposed to cross country vehicle engineering enthusiasts.

2.Vladimir Chekhuta12/09/2011

There is mistake.
Wrong massage "MZKT 8014 10x10 from Belarus"
This is KZKT-8014 10x10 from Russia!
KZKT - automaker from Kurgan (Russia). it has brand RUSSICH.